Basics
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording
Still pictures can be taken while a motion picture is being recorded.
[Still Picture Size] (→140) | Maximum number of pictures |
9M |
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6M | 15 pictures |
2M |
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••The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded. ••When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop. ••Using [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode, a still picture may be taken
with a slight delay from the time when the shutter button is pressed fully.
■■Burst function
When the burst function has been set in advance, a burst of still pictures can be recorded during motion picture recording.
••When the burst setting is set to | , | or | , still pictures are automatically recorded | ||
using the | setting. |
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••Even at the | or | setting, the focus is fixed at the first picture. | |||
●●When you press the shutter button halfway during motion picture recording, the camera will automatically refocus on a subject. This refocus movement is recorded even during motion picture recording. When priority is to be given to the motion picture videos, press the shutter button fully, and record the still pictures. Still pictures can also be created after motion picture recording. (→49)
●●When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of
recordable pictures are displayed. | |
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Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases: | |
••When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA] | |
●● | [Forced Flash Off]. |
The flash is set to | |
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Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be distorted.
●●Compared to normal still picture recording, the picture quality may be coarser.
●●You cannot record pictures in RAW file format. (Only pictures in JPEG file format with the [Quality] setting [ 
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